*there's growth

Here are some diaper size comparisons for you.

from left to right:

a size 1, a newborn (Will's current size), a blackberry, and Will's 1st

The newborn diaper is from the hospital and says "P-S" on it, but in my opinion, it is the same size as a newborn diaper. He's actually growing out of things! Below is Will in a precious preemie size sleeper from my cousin Chris in Florida. In some brands, Will has already outgrown the preemie size!

You can see how a sleeper is handy for him right now since there are spaces between snaps that allow room for wires.

 

Will is having a great week! His ability to eat from a bottle gets a little better every day. His weight gain isn't quite a fast as the doctors would like, but he will still be fed through the tube as long as he needs the help. I got a lesson from a physical therapist today. They visit him once a week as does the occupational therapist. Now we can continue the massages and exercises every day which will be fun I think. We only did the lower body things today since he was sleeping. I guess it wasn't too strenuous since he didn't even wake up!  And lastly, Will had a great eye exam today. No evidence of retinopathy. If he is still in the hospital in 2 weeks they will come to recheck his retinas. If not, he will eventually have an outpatient appointment for that as well as hearing and general preemie follow up.

For now we only have guesses about when Will is coming home. One week...two weeks maybe? As of today Will has been in the NICU for 73 days!

Featured pic of the day:

The most organized place in our house! One of Will's armories. Chris has not enjoyed the armories over the years. He has had to lift them each time they have been moved and they are awkward to carry. I think he feels all the moving was worth it now that he sees how perfect they are for Will's things. (Don't remind him that one of the legs once knocked a hole in a wall as we were moving it up a staircase.) Thanks to Uncle Tim & Aunt Charlotte for passing them down to us!

~Jody